Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Shambles
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Anglian Cross
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St William's Shrine
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The End of the Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Second World War York
- The New Theatre
- Victoria Bar
- Cumberland House, King's Staith